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9/11 and Kindness Peace and Love Day at School by Jennie Fitzkee
9/11 and Kindness Peace and Love Day at School Honoring 9/11 at school is Kindness, Peace, and Love Day. It has been twenty years since that tragic day in September, and for children it is a day to remember the heroes. How do we help young children honor the brave people on 9/11? By remembering and […]
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Dinosaurs Are Not Extinct by Jennie Fitzkee
Dinosaurs Are Not Extinct Posted on August 22, 2021 by Jennie Dinosaurs are not extinct. Way back in ‘95, a dinosaur was born. He was lovingly painted, stuffed with paper, and tied with string. Don’t you love the big, toothy smile? That year was a happy year for this dinosaur, hanging by the string and being […]
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Get an insight in teaching pre-schoolers, with a profound knowledge, and fun.
It is a real joy, to see how you can teach preschoolers and give them something for their future life. Jennie Fitzkee from the Groton Community School in Massachusetts shows this in a special way, in a current project. Milly – Part 1 Milly – Part 2 Milly – Part 3 Milly – Part 4 Milly – Part 5 […]
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Milly – Part 3 Posted on by Jennie
Milly – Part 3 Posted on July 21, 2021 by Jennie In Part 2, Milly came onto the scene, meeting the children and Gloria. She accepted the “challenge” – as she called it – of quilting a mural which would become a Peace Quilt. Gloria started the ball rolling with her own blankie, actually her personal Peace […]
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Milly – Part 1 by Jennie Fitzkee
Milly – Part 1 Posted on July 15, 2021 by Jennie Our “This Land is Your Land” quilt was the last quilt my class made. Let’s start at the beginning. How did quilting in my classroom even begin? It was a divergent pathway. Every good story has a great backstory. To know how Milly came into […]
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The Real Start of Teaching the Fourth of July – Part 3
https://jenniefitzkee.com/2021/07/08/the-real-start-of-teaching-the-fourth-of-july-part-3/ Note: Part 1 you will find here. Part 2 is here. In Part 2, after the song had become all-consuming for children, I told Naomi about the one time this had happened before, eight years ago. A song was beloved to children. They couldn’t get enough. And so, we made a quilt. That was a […]
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The Real Start of Teaching the Fourth of July – Part 2 by Jennie Fitzkee
The Real Start of Teaching the Fourth of July – Part 2 Note: Part 1 you will find here. This piece is actually about the last quilt my class made. Bloggers have asked me to ‘finish the story’. Here is Part 2, with two more to follow. Over the summer I will go back to the […]
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The Real Start of Teaching the Fourth of July by Jennie
The Real Start of Teaching the Fourth of July Posted on July 3, 2021 by Jennie The Fourth of July – America’s declaration of independence. I teach children about the American flag, and patriotism. It’s important. Best of all, children often lead the way. Their interests are the springboard for the best learning. The Fourth of […]
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